Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- October 13, 2010



Petraeus Launches Afghan Air Assault; Strikes Up 172 Percent -- The Danger Room

There’s once again a full-blown air war over Afghanistan. Last month, NATO attack planes dropped their bombs and fired their guns on 700 separate missions, according to U.S. Air Force statistics. That’s more than double the 257 attack sorties they flew in September 2009, and one of the highest single-month totals of the entire nine-year Afghan campaign.

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More News On Afghanistan

Six foreign troops killed in Afghanistan attacks
-- Reuters
Six NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan -- AFP
6 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan -- CNN
Nato says six troops killed in three Afghan attacks -- BBC
6 NATO Troops Killed In Afghanistan -- RTT News
NATO: 4 service members killed in Afghan blast -- Yahoo News/AP
Taliban attack on US chopper kills Afghan interpreter -- AFP
Linda Norgrove: US forces hunting down kidnap group -- The Telegraph
Italy cautious on using bomber jets in Afghanistan -- Reuters
Afghan war commander briefs NATO -- AP

Eight feared dead in Afghanistan plane crash -- The Telegraph
Rescue workers reach Afghan plane crash site -- BBC
Civilian Cargo Plane Crashes in Mountains East of Kabul -- New York Times
5 Bodies Recovered In Afghan Plane Crash -- RTT News

Afghan civilian casualties fall sharply -- UPI
The War Above -- The Daily Dish/The Atlantic
Afghanistan Air Strikes Up 172 Percent -- RAWA

Afghan firms "pay off Taliban with foreign cash" -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Gains in Afghan Training, but Struggles in War -- New York Times
As Petraeus Perpetuates Afghanistan Training Myth, Kandahar Casualties Double -- Fire Dog Lake
Pakistan says it is key to Taliban peace talks -- Washington Times
Afghans Turn-in Numerous Weapons, Explosives -- U.S. Department of Defense
Afghanistan Shows Progress on Economic, Governance Fronts -- U.S. Department of Defense
Australian army chief won't drop Afghan charges -- Yahoo News/AP
The smile that defies the Taliban: Afghan teenager whose mutilated face shocked the world unveils her new image -- The Daily Mail
General Petraeus's ambitions -- AfPak Journal/Foreign Policy
Conflict Of Interest -- Strategy Page
Key moments of the Afghan conflict -- USA Today

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